Dolphins defenders like what they’re seeing from Ryan Tannehill

Posted by Mike Wilkening on July 10, 2013, 11:01 PM EDT

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One cool recent NFL trend: team-run conference calls where fans interact with coaches, players and other club personnel.

The Dolphins held a call with fans on Wednesday, and multiple Miami defensive players had praise for what they have seen from second-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill, Andrew Abramson of the Palm Beach Post reported Wednesday.

According to the Post, new Dolphins linebacker Dannell Ellerbe told fans that he’s “seen a lot of good decisions” from Tannehill, the Post said. And defensive back Jimmy Wilson, who’s entering his third season with Miami, believes Tannehill has raised his game this offseason.

“Seeing Tannehill as a rookie and seeing him now, I think he’s increased his skill level leaps and bounds,” Wilson said, according to the Post. “I think he’s more comfortable with the game. He’s bigger, faster, stronger and everybody knows he has a NFL arm.”

The Dolphins spent big money to revamp their pass catching corps in the offseason, signing receivers Mike Wallace and Brandon Gibson and tight end Dustin Keller. However, that will be money well-spent only if Tannehill consistently puts those receivers in a position to make plays. Wilson and Ellerbe’s observations on Tannehill are the type of comments a team should like to hear about a young quarterback trying to build on a promising rookie season.

I can’t believe how good this guy is turning out to be. I remember everybody scoffing at the idea that he should even be taken in the first round. Now he has the talent, the coaching, and the ability to be everything the Dolphins could have hoped for.

I am a Phins fan and it is totally laughable to judge a guy until the real games start.

he has alot going for him(LT not withstanding) so I wouldn’t bet against him but these reports are getting old. NFL QB is by far the hardest thing to do in sports. S^%t, I would draft 2 QB’s every year cuz picking them isn’t a science

Now I don’t buy into a lot of the offseason hype that comes with this time of year…but I did like what I saw from his decisions vs his inexperience last yr, and if he has taken time to invest in the nuances, plus the new weapons, we could have a competitive team here.

Joe Philbin is also known as a quarterback guru for the work he did with Favre, Rodgers, and Flynn. The time he spent in Green Bay developing QBs was very successful, to say the least. I expect him to continue that trend. With Tannehill’s work ethic and declining AFC East play, Tannehill will rise to stardom this year. Don’t be shocked to see this team make the wildcard and win a game or two in the playoffs.

Jorge Lancerio says:
Jul 11, 2013 12:04 AM
I can’t believe how good this guy is turning out to be. I remember everybody scoffing at the idea that he should even be taken in the first round. Now he has the talent, the coaching, and the ability to be everything the Dolphins could have hoped for.

Tannehill was very raw coming into the NFL. However, he showed an uncanny ability to fix his mistakes rather quickly. With his rookie season, and now an entire offseason under his belt, I would have expected him to take the next step.